Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,949 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,556 kr
Communal tax
- 9,679 kr
Church tax
- 410 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,780 kr
Net pay
* 33,169 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,169 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,780 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,702 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 49,949 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 48.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,949 kr a year living in the region of Holstebro, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,780 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,169 kr per year, or 2,764 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 kr in your salary will be taxed 32.75 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.25 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,363 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 34414
31.1%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 34277
31.4%
2
Tårnby
DKK 34258
31.4%
3
Gentofte
DKK 33996
31.9%
4
Gladsaxe
DKK 34015
31.9%
5
Glostrup
DKK 33996
31.9%
6
Hørsholm
DKK 34027
31.9%
7
Vejle
DKK 34038
31.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 33977
32.0%
9
Københavns
DKK 33920
32.1%
10
Allerød
DKK 33814
32.3%
11
Billund
DKK 33810
32.3%
12
Greve
DKK 33750
32.4%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 33772
32.4%
14
Brøndby
DKK 33731
32.5%
15
Aarhus
DKK 33670
32.6%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 33689
32.6%
17
Dragør
DKK 33613
32.7%
18
Furesø
DKK 33598
32.7%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 33617
32.7%
20
Solrød
DKK 33503
32.9%
21
Køge
DKK 33476
33.0%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 33427
33.1%
23
Herning
DKK 33431
33.1%
24
Ishøj
DKK 33427
33.1%
25
Næstved
DKK 33397
33.1%
26
Ikast-Brande
DKK 33363
33.2%
27
Odder
DKK 33370
33.2%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 33370
33.2%
29
Roskilde
DKK 33374
33.2%
30
Slagelse
DKK 33366
33.2%
31
Varde
DKK 33370
33.2%
32
Ballerup
DKK 33306
33.3%
33
Gribskov
DKK 33294
33.3%
34
Helsingør
DKK 33332
33.3%
35
Horsens
DKK 33313
33.3%
36
Hvidovre
DKK 33306
33.3%
37
Odense
DKK 33325
33.3%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 33306
33.3%
39
Aalborg
DKK 33245
33.4%
40
Fredericia
DKK 33245
33.4%
41
Hedensted
DKK 33245
33.4%
42
Holbæk
DKK 33290
33.4%
43
Lejre
DKK 33252
33.4%
44
Vejen
DKK 33290
33.4%
45
Albertslund
DKK 33237
33.5%
46
Egedal
DKK 33214
33.5%
47
Kolding
DKK 33230
33.5%
48
Rødovre
DKK 33230
33.5%
49
Silkeborg
DKK 33218
33.5%
50
Struer
DKK 33199
33.5%
51
Tønder
DKK 33214
33.5%
52
Vallensbæk
DKK 33237
33.5%
53
Viborg
DKK 33226
33.5%
54
Aabenraa
DKK 33180
33.6%
55
Esbjerg
DKK 33158
33.6%
56
Fanø
DKK 33173
33.6%
57
Halsnæs
DKK 33180
33.6%
58
Hillerød
DKK 33184
33.6%
59
Holstebro
DKK 33169
33.6%
60
Lemvig
DKK 33154
33.6%
61
Rebild
DKK 33188
33.6%
62
Skive
DKK 33165
33.6%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 33158
33.6%
64
Favrskov
DKK 33139
33.7%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 33101
33.7%
66
Middelfart
DKK 33123
33.7%
67
Randers
DKK 33127
33.7%
68
Thisted
DKK 33097
33.7%
69
Faxe
DKK 33055
33.8%
70
Jammerbugt
DKK 33047
33.8%
71
Skanderborg
DKK 33085
33.8%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 33047
33.8%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 33025
33.9%
74
Morsø
DKK 33010
33.9%
75
Nordfyns
DKK 32994
33.9%
76
Assens
DKK 32979
34.0%
77
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 32960
34.0%
78
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 32953
34.0%
79
Kerteminde -
DKK 32979
34.0%
80
Mariagerfjord
DKK 32991
34.0%
81
Norddjurs
DKK 32972
34.0%
82
Ringsted
DKK 32991
34.0%
83
Samsø
DKK 32964
34.0%
84
Stevns
DKK 32972
34.0%
85
Ærø
DKK 32945
34.0%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 32922
34.1%
87
Haderslev
DKK 32915
34.1%
88
Hjørring
DKK 32899
34.1%
89
Nyborg
DKK 32896
34.1%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 32903
34.1%
91
Sorø
DKK 32915
34.1%
92
Brønderslev
DKK 32865
34.2%
93
Langeland
DKK 32843
34.2%
94
Svendborg
DKK 32888
34.2%
95
Lolland
DKK 32808
34.3%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 32827
34.3%
97
Læsø
DKK 32782
34.4%
98
Christiansø
DKK 46934
6.0%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 49949
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 49949
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 47725
4.5%
3
Spain
DKK 46777
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46362
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45359
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45104
9.7%
7
Austria
DKK 44499
10.9%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 44455
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 44425
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 43456
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 40708
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40209
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40122
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39699
20.5%
15
Poland
DKK 39222
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39036
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37014
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34590
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 33965
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33180
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31433
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29220
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45634
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 38994
21.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 49949
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 49949
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47240
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47036
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45528
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44560
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44115
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44076
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44010
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43803
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41135
17.7%
11
Japan
DKK 40588
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40491
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 39981
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39560
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35887
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 45978
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 45953
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45229
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45160
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 44704
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44455
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 43793
12.3%
7
Peru
DKK 43705
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43684
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 41158
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39909
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32418
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 46841
6.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 42520
14.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 39555
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 39364
21.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 39343
21.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 38635
22.7%
6
Angola
DKK 37409
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37242
25.4%
8
Nigeria
DKK 34846
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 34526
30.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 34340
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34048
31.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47452
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47452
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 45953
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 45953
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 44954
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44455
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43381
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39175
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 38787
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30409
39.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Holstebro tables of Denmark, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.